to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
such; like that; in that way
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
vitality; energy; dynamism
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
correction; revision; amendment
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
(someone else's) parents; both parents
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
attendant; valet; servant; follower
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to shout (in anger); to yell
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
difference; variation; difference